Unique origin and lateral transfer of prokaryotic chlorophyll-b and chlorophyll-d light-harvesting systems

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-28

  Chen, Min ^a   Hiller, Roger G ^b   Howe, Christopher J ^c   Larkum, Anthony W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acaryochloris marina; Chlorophyll d; Lateral genes transfer; Light harvesting protein complexes; Prochloron didemni; Prochlorophyte chlorophyll a b protein

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL B; CHLOROPHYLL D; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA FINGERPRINTING; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PCB GENE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE CONSTRUCTION METHOD; PROCHLORON; PROKARYOSIS;

CHLOROPHYLL; CYANOBACTERIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; EVOLUTION; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROCHLORON; PROTEIN BINDING;

ACARYOCHLORIS MARINA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PROCHLORON; PROCHLORON DIDEMNI; PROCHLOROPHYTES; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 10344241473     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msh250     Document Type: Article

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